July 22, 2009 in Region The city of Airway Heights will receive $22 million in federal economic stimulus funding for a new wastewater treatment plant that will help recharge the West Plains aquifer.

July 22, 2009 in City The apparent solution to Spokane’s bus bench controversy will be to send the money to Jupiter. As in Jupiter, Fla. 3

July 22, 2009 in Sports DETROIT — Russell Branyan hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to give Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday …

July 22, 2009 in Idaho In a state where Republicans hold all but one of the top elected offices and three-quarters of the seats in the Legislature, Idaho Democrats have consistently outperformed the GOP in …

July 22, 2009 in City Spokane Public Schools joined a long list of districts nationwide Wednesday when the school board voted to ban cell phone use in grades K-12 except during lunch breaks. 4

July 22, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Six months in office, President Barack Obama sought to rally support for sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night as Congress struggled to find agreement on a historic overhaul. …

July 22, 2009 in City, Idaho A fire weather watch was posted this afternoon by the National Weather Service for a risk of thunderstorms across the northern portions of Eastern Washington on Thursday afternoon and Friday …

July 22, 2009 in Region The Army says a 59-year-old male veteran shot and killed a civilian woman at a Fort Lewis store in an attempted murder-suicide.

July 22, 2009 in Features Gidget the Chihuahua, the bug-eyed, big-eared star of 1990s Taco Bell commercials who was a diva on and off the screen, has died. She was 15.

July 22, 2009 in City An Elk man driving with studded tires caused a three-car crash on Highway 2 near Newport this morning. 3

July 22, 2009 in City Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 88,000 workers at Washington state stores who were forced to … 2

July 22, 2009 in Sports The Seahawks helmet and logo is featured on a Washington Lottery scratch ticket that went on sale Tuesday. 1

July 22, 2009 in Idaho A Post Falls police officer who worked his way up from volunteer reserves to top commander was named Post Falls police chief Tuesday. 1

July 22, 2009 in City A Hunters man was seriously injured Tuesday night when the motorcycle he was riding went off state Highway 25 at the city limits of Hunters, state troopers said. 1

July 22, 2009 in City A 24-year-old Spokane man was arrested overnight on one count of first-degree assault following an altercation downtown with his ex-girlfriend’s new beau, police said.

July 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 Facing a growing budget shortfall now estimated at $11.7 million, Spokane County commissioners Tuesday endorsed an extension of a small hike in the local sales tax for law enforcement and … 3

July 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans on Tuesday blocked the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for a week, saying that they needed time to study her record, even …

July 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Iraq would like the United States to provide more economic support, help resolve problems with some of its neighbors and – when asked – assist in combating the …

July 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city’s four cannabis dispensaries. Preliminary election results showed the measure …